Events

Building Union Power 10:
Lt. Gov. candidate McGee Brown
tagged as Solidarity Dinner speaker

The 10th OCSEA Building Union Power event will take place at the Hilton Columbus at Easton March 26 - 27, 2010.

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The BUP10 conference theme is: Know your roots; Grow your union.

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Strickland gubernatorial running mate to present BUP keynote address

Recently announced Lt. Governor candidate and Strickland running mate Yvette McGee Brown will be the featured speaker at the Building Union Power 10 Conference Solidarity Dinner on Sat. March 27.

McGee Brown is the current and founding president of the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital, a former Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge and an active, respected leader in the central Ohio community.

She believes that state government is an important next step in her commitment to public service.

Learn more about Yvette McGee Brown

Workshops
Conference-goers are encouraged to attend the informational workshops being held at this year's conference. The following workshops will be offered twice on Saturday:

• Building Stronger Chapters
  through Internal Organizing
• Bam! Pow! Kaboom!
  Unleashing Labor’s Political Power
• The Rise of Public Sector Unions in America
• An Introduction to OCSEA History
• What’s Happening at OPERS? An overview of the possible changes to the benefit plan.

Read the full descriptions HERE.

Donate to the 3rd annual PEOPLE Auction
Click here to read about the PEOPLE Auction that will take place at the BUP and to download the flier about how your chapter can donate to the auction.

PEOPLE Throwback
On Friday night, be sure to wear your "throwback" PEOPLE gear! Wear your old OCSEA, labor and elections stuff, such as T-shirts, buttons and more for the conference's "PEOPLE Throwback" booth as part of the labor history event on Friday night. If you have any items OCSEA can use for display at the booth, please contact Sharon Reese at sreese@ocsea.org or by calling (614) 865-2646. Download the "PEOPLE Throwback" flier (PDF).

McEntee to address union activists
AFSCME International President Gerald McEntee will address OCSEA leaders as the Saturday General Session keynote. McEntee, an OCSEA favorite known for pumping union activists, will address the hundreds of union activists expected to attend the annual event about everything from jobs and health care to upcoming elections and workplace mobilization.

ONLINE REGISTRATION

Hotel reservations can be made online at the Hilton Columbus at Easton website.

Address:
3900 Chagrin Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43219

Phone: 614-414-5000 

Website: Hilton Columbus at Easton website.

The room rate for singles and doubles is $179.

The Group Reservation Code: CSE

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